OFFICIAL CLEVELAND INDIANS (14-10) V. DETROIT TIGERS (12-12) GAME THREAD: #DEFENDTHELAND EDITION

Cleveland Indians (14-10) v. Detroit Tigers (12-12)
Monday, May 1, 2017, 7:10 EDT
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
64 degrees, overcast

1. Carlos Santana, 1B (.224, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB)
2. Francisco Lindor, SS (.309, 7 HR, 17 RBI, SB)
3. Michael Brantley, LF (.308, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB)
4. Edwin Encarnacion, DH (.200, 4 HR, 9 RBI, SB)
5. Jose Ramirez, 3B (.330, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB)
6. Brandon Guyer, RF (.147, HR, 2 RBI)
7. Austin Jackson, CF (.267, HR, 2 RBI)
8. Roberto Perez, C (.200, 5 RBI)
9. Michael Martinez, 2B (1-5, BB)

SP: Trevor Bauer, RHP (2-2, 6.26 ERA, 11.0 K/9, 2.7 BB/9)

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B (.207, 3 HR, 8 RBI, SB)
2. Tyler Collins, CF (.292, HR, 5 RBI)
3. Nicholas Castellanos, 3B (.245, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
4. Victor Martinez, DH (.218, HR, 12 RBI)
5. Justin Upton, LF (.290, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB)
6. Alex Avila, 1B (.405, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
7. Jim Adduci, RF (8-20, 3 RBI, SB)
8. James McCann, C (.277, 5 HR, 11 RBI)
9. Jose Iglesias, SS (.233, HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB)

SP: Daniel Norris, LHP (1-2, 4.71 ERA, 6.4 K/9, 4.7 BB/9)

Nice thread you got there, it'd be a shame if someone were to..

Reminder that the Cleveland Indians have zero fans.

>tfw reminded you don't exist

Go Tigers

Ah, there's the obsessed detoileter

what was detroits record against the indians last year?

A whole 4 wins against 14 losses. Half of those wins came against lineups of AAA scrubs while starters rested after clinching the division

Who only half paying attention because the Cavs are on here

>Kipnis resting tonight
>Martinez at Second

I've got a bad feeling about this...

top kek

Is this when EE breaks out?

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based brad

based
brad

>BBauer

B A S E D
R
A
D

>it's a bad Bauer episode
Ok I see how this one's gonna be

Injuns desu

>tfw Bauer start

Guyer needs to get it going. His only purpose is to hit lefties

Bauer is so shit this wouldn't even feel like a win dezu

BASED FUCKING BRADDDDDD

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Clevinger and Merritt ready for MLB when?

weeeee

THANK U BASED BRAD

Is TC a legit starter now?

MY
MAIN
MAN
MR
LEAFBRO

Now suddenly that's a strike?

th-thanks blue

Chewing tobacco is so disgusting.

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Thank you JRam for setting up in that spot

>dominating the Central while being the only team that hasn't gotten free wins from KC yet
Indians are ELITE

Didn't realize a lot of poles lived in detroit

Hamtramck bro

I didn't know poles were Muslim

and a lot of other suburbs have them too. Like Wyandotte.

I think hamtramck is getting invaded by the mudslides

The Muslims are like the plague. They didn't start there. I know you're just shitposting though.

Is collins elite?

Germanbro! Glad to see that you're still around.

Axis powers

not to sound edgy but if you kiss your hands and point to god before every AB i hope you go .000 the entire season

nick you're so fucking lazy good god, at least attempt to run over there

Greetings Japanbro, sadly i can't watch every game, but i try my best

How you liking baseball thus far?

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All we need now is an Italian

Same here man. I try but the time difference gets me

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>vmart virtually walking to first with a bunt
Shiftmeme BTFO

lol v-mart

I think I would rather v-shart strikeout than bunt himself on desu

>overshifts

B A S E D
R
A
D

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Upton's swing is pretty sexy desu

Yeah, it is something entirely new for me, like discovering a whole new world. It's a nice sport, i will casually learn and maybe appreciate it even more in the future.

Nice to hear that. I feel like a lot of foreigners on here rip it but never give it a true chance.

>dat time difference

>first career bunt hit for martinez

wtf

AVILA IS GOD

Avila must have gotten the "talk"

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say my name

QUADS!?

>quads

b-brad?

The Indian Genocider

checked

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upton
collins
jd
nicky
iggy
kinsler
miggy
vmart
mccann/avila (PH)

bretty gud lineup if they can actually hit

That Adduci AB was sick

Why the fuck does McCann have Pony as his walk up song kek

Just have to outscore the bullpen's deficit every game

Ah yes the famed Indians bullpen consisting of Allen, sliderman and 5 unknowns

>forgetting about shaq

good christ on a stick iggy stop swinging

Why can't Buck Farmer just figure his shit out? He rapes AAA but then gets BTFO up in MLB.

BIG fan of this ever-changing zone tonight

He really is the tiger's version of alcides escobar

THIS FUCKING ZONE

ROBOT UMPS WHEN

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>more pick the stick bullshit

SHUT THE FUCK UP it is every single game with this shit

4-14

1948

Only our lineup makes pitchers this shitty look this good. It's like we don't have any gameplan going in against bad starters

lefty pitching will be a weak spot all season, i think

2003

>norris
>shitty
l@l

Norris makes himself look shitty when he throws 50 balls and has no command. Today he decided to have control for once. Even then he still walked a ton of guys.

This does not bode well for our chances in the postseason. I hope they can find a way around it.

b-brother?

Need Guyer and Encarnacion to heat up. If they're hitting, it's a lot better.

That does bring up an excellent point you mentioned earlier...

What the hell's wrong with Guyer this year?

No, this team can't be repeating what the Asdrubal-era Indians would do against lefties. I remember teams would skip aces who were righties and bring up a scrub lefty from AAA who would dominate us. Those were dark days man, I don't wanna go back

too many pop ups, no walks
hard hit % down 11% compared to last year

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Lindor has legitimately been underperforming on defense thus far.

Lmao I hope """based""" brad is mentally prepared for this 8 run rally on the 8th and 9th by the injuns

The unstoppable Tigers bullpen does it again

>Left-handed starters have posted a 1.98 ERA (15 ER in 68.1 innings) in 11 games against the Indians this season.

typical Iglesias, make amazing plays, bobble the most routine. There is no in between.

oh no Jackson